Mother Xie led the two girls down, Lan Xue sorted out the account books on the table, looking at the stacks of account books on the table, Lin Mu'er asked, "Is there a study in the house?" ”

Lan Xue paused for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, the prince's study is just west of Weiyueju, and it is a few steps away from the courtyard of Weiyueju. ”

Hearing that it was the prince's study, Lin Mu'er frowned slightly: "Are there any other studyes?" ”

"No, does the mother want a study?"

Lin Mu'er nodded: "I'm afraid I won't have to read some account books or something in the future, it's more convenient to have a study." ”

"The Zuo Nuan Pavilion of Weiyueju is empty, change it into a small study, is it good for the mother?" Lan Xue asked.

"Zuo Nuan Pavilion?"

"Well, Zuo Nuan Pavilion was originally connected to the bedroom, the prince felt that the bedroom was too big, so he separated it, if the mother needed, you can open it again and arrange a small study." Lan Xue dutifully explained, and pointed to the partition between the two rooms with her finger.

Lin Mu'er thought about it and thought it was not bad, it was convenient in a room, so he said: "Then open it, don't make it too complicated, just make it simple." ”

"Yes, the slave will order it in a moment."

Lin Mu'er nodded, and carefully flipped through the account books, which were nothing more than the incoming and outgoing accounts of some shops, the harvest of the fields, and the like, plus all kinds of expenses of the palace. The account book is very detailed, but it doesn't feel cumbersome, it is clear at a glance, and with Lan Xue's explanation on the side, Lin Mu'er quickly finished reading the account book.

"Most of the shops and fields in the palace are rewarded by the emperor, even the guys in the shop, and the stewards who manage the grange are all rewarded by the emperor. Seeing Lin Mu'er staring thoughtfully at the ledger, Lan Xue said softly.

"No wonder." Lin Mu'er knew that these shops were all very profitable businesses, and the fields were all good fields, but after some tossing, they were basically breaking even, and it was rare to have a surplus, and I never thought that there were these things in it.

"Then do the expenses of the royal palace also come from these shops and fields?" Lin Muer asked.

Lan Xue packed up the account book and replied: "The expenses in the house are generally the prince's money, plus some shops that were rewarded when the prince was canonized in the early years, so. Lan Xue glanced at Lin Mu'er with some weakness.

"So what?" Lin Mu'er's fingers unconsciously tapped on the table.

"Therefore, now that there is no prince's money, I am afraid that the expenses in the house are a little tight." Lan Xue was a little embarrassed.

"Huh?" Lin Mu'er paused, looking at Lan Xue with an incredulous expression, Lan Xue was a little unbearable, silently lowered her head, and slowly sorted out the account book.

Lin Mu'er looked at Lan Xue, who was pretending to be busy, a wry smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, and she said in her heart: "This flowery Jin Palace's mansion turns out to be just an empty shell." ”

"Mother, it's not too early, why don't you rest first?" Lan Xue packed up the account book and looked at Lin Mu'er with a little guilt on her face.

Lin Mu'er nodded, sighed slightly, and said in her heart: "Take your time, it's really not good, and the dowry will be on top first." ”

"The slave waits for you to rest."

"No need, you go down and rest, just let Mother Xie come over." Lin Mu'er shook her head, Mother Xie is used to serving herself, and she is familiar with every day, so let Mother Xie serve her.

"Yes." Lan Xue didn't insist, packed up the account book and went down.

After Mother Xie took the red apricot to wait for Lin Mu'er to bathe and change clothes, it was almost the second watch.

"Mom will sleep with me tonight." Lin Mu'er leaned back on the bed and said.

"Yes." Mother Xie straightened the bed curtain and agreed.

Hongxing brought a bed to Xie's mother, and Qingcheng also came over with a bowl of goat milk, and said: "The mother-in-law in the kitchen said that it was too late, and I was afraid that the mother would accumulate food after eating noodles, so I only gave a bowl of goat milk. ”

Seeing this, Mother Xie took the bowl in Qingcheng's hand, glared at Qingcheng, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, what the mother-in-law said has some truth, go to Bingjianzi and get a plate of cold cakes." ”

"No need." Lin Mu'er took the goat's milk and drank it slowly, "I'm not very hungry, I don't need to take it." ”

Qingcheng pouted and stood aside, Xie's mother waited for Lin Mu'er to rinse her mouth, handed the bowl to Qingcheng, and said, "Go and rest, let the kitchen make more bowls of noodles tomorrow morning." ”

"Hmm." Qingcheng nodded, saluted Lin Mu'er, and went down.

"Mom doesn't have to be like that." Lin Mu'er quietly looked at Mother Xie, who was picking up.

Mother Xie stroked her hair and said with a smile: "Don't blame me for being troublesome, no matter what, if the master wants to eat, the next person will make it, you are sympathetic to the next person, but you don't dare to let them be bullied." After a pause, he said with a somewhat serious face: "The palace is not as good as the Hou Mansion, you are the only master here, if you want to stay here for a lifetime, then you should have the rules of the master." ”

Hearing this, Lin Mu'er was originally leaning on the side, but she would also sit upright, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, a pair of beautiful eyes were crystal clear, shining under the reflection of the dim candle flame, she was a young girl, this would make people feel like a master who knew the world, Mother Xie was in a trance for a while, and when she saw Lin Mu'er looking at herself so seriously, she was a little overwhelmed.

"Mom really has a plan for me?" Lin Mu'er asked with a smile.

"Miss... This... This..."Mother Xie couldn't figure out what Lin Mu'er meant for a while, and she stammered a little.

"Although I am the princess of Jin, my mother also knows what the situation of my princess of Jin is." Lin Mu'er said slowly: "But in the future, if my mother helps me, our life will only become more and more comfortable." ”

"The slave is the nurse of the young lady, since I was a child, I have watched you grow up, and I am looking forward to your comfortable life, and now, as long as the young lady is... As long as there is a place where I can use my mother, I will never say anything about my mother. Mother Xie choked up a little, and tucked the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Seeing that Mother Xie was a little excited, Lin Mu'er stepped out of bed, held Mother Xie's hand, and said sincerely: "As long as my mother is willing to help me, I will let my mother have no worries in her old age and be the most noble old lady in this palace." ”

"Poof." Mother Xie burst into tears and laughed, held Lin Mu'er's hand with her backhand and said, "Pure nonsense, make my wife happy, the most noble old lady in the palace can only be you in the future." As he spoke, he straightened the hair on both sides of Lin Mu'er's cheeks, and suddenly his eyes turned red: "My most well-behaved young lady, what, what..."

"Mom..."Seeing Mother Xie's eyes full of tears and a face of regret, Lin Muer's heart suddenly trembled, she pulled out her hand and hugged Mother Xie tightly: "Mom, I'm fine, and it's good to live alone." ”

"Hey, hey." Mother Xie hurriedly picked up a handkerchief to wipe her tears, "Look at my old woman, what are you talking nonsense." ”

Lin Mu'er let go of her hand, took a step back, and looked at the flustered Mother Xie, and her heart suddenly warmed. This person with a dumb voice and a frothing mouth is her own nursing mother, who grew up drinking her milk, and in the cold Hou Mansion, she depends on herself for her life and never abandons! Now it seems that in the future Jin Wangfu, he still has to share honor and disgrace with her, so do you have any reason to doubt her?

"Miss, hurry up and rest, it's not too early, and I still have to see you in charge tomorrow." Mother Xie wiped her tears and urged Lin Mu'er to go to bed and rest.

"Mom, tell me about my childhood." Lin Mu'er lay down obediently and looked at Mother Xie with bright eyes.

"When you were a child?" Mother Xie was a little puzzled, but she didn't ask much: "What does Miss want to hear?" ”

"Let's start with you entering the Hou Mansion to be my nurse!"

"Good!" Mother Xie was a little funny, she was really a child, but she thought that her young lady had hit an evil spirit yesterday, and she said some strange things.

Mother Xie really took the trouble to start talking about Lin Mu'er from the first time she saw her, how she was well-behaved, how she wanted to be praised by Mrs. Hou, how she stood out among the sisters, and how she was quiet and gentle......

Even if Mother Xie's words were carefully considered, Lin Mu'er could still hear how unpopular she was in the Hou Mansion, her father didn't hurt, her mother didn't love her, and the sisters didn't like her, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change it, and in the end she could only stay quietly in her boudoir, getting quieter and quieter, and becoming more and more unpopular......

"Is this really me?" Lin Mu'er closed her eyes and thought in a daze, and after a while, she fell asleep......

As soon as the morning dawned, Mother Xie waited for Lin Mu'er, who was still in a daze, to get up, the weather in late autumn was cool in the morning and cool in the evening, especially suitable for people who were snooze to make up for sleep, Lin Mu'er rubbed her face vigorously: You can't be snooze today, all the major stewards are waiting for you, you can't make people laugh. Mother Xie quickly combed Lin Mu'er with a dignified tassel bun, thinly powdered, and wore a crimson gold-trimmed silver thread embroidered pomegranate skirt, and her fair-skinned little face was even more ruddy and lovely.

"Miss, can you take a look?" Finally, after changing a few steps, Xie's mother picked a jade and golden-dotted butterfly and plugged it in, and then stopped.

Lin Mu'er looked at herself in the bronze mirror, although she did not hide her childishness, but after Mother Xie's dress, she looked a lot more solemn, and then nodded: "Not bad!" ”

"Miss, today's goat's milk chestnut dew is fresh, come and taste it." Qingcheng put the dishes and chopsticks on the table and said with a smile.

Lan Xue helped Lin Mu'er to sit at the table, and Qingcheng hurriedly filled a bowl and put it in front of Lin Mu'er. Lin Mu'er took a sip, the milky aroma was rich, and nodded: "It's really delicious." ”

After receiving praise from her own young lady, Qingcheng smiled and said, "Then the young lady eats more." ”

As he was talking, Hong Xing came in with a bowl of shredded noodles with jade shoots, the noodles were steaming, and the fragrance came over.

"Miss, this is the noodles that the kitchen just made, would you like to try them?" Hongxing put down the bowl in her hand and asked.

Lin Mu'er glanced at it and said lightly: "Give it to the mother-in-law who was on duty in the kitchen last night." ”

Hearing this, Hong Xing was stunned, and then remembered the reason why Qingcheng returned to the room last night with a pout, and nodded: "Yes!" ”

"Hmph, it's really cheap, that woman has a bowl of good noodles." Qingcheng glared at the noodles and said angrily.

Although Lan Xue on the side was a little puzzled, when she saw the angry Qingcheng, she guessed something in her heart, but the master didn't tell herself, so she didn't say anything, and still respectfully served the master for dinner.